نكتة

See also: نكبة and نکته

Arabic

Noun

نُكْتَة • (nukta) f (plural نُكُتَات (nukutāt) or نُكَت (nukat) or نِكَات (nikāt))

point, dot, tittle, spot
joke, anecdote, witticism
conceit (artificial equivocal answer)
odd person
merry-andrew, clown, buffoon

Declension

Declension of noun نُكْتَة (nukta)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكْتَة nukta	النُّكْتَة an-nukta	نُكْتَة nuktat
Nominative	نُكْتَةٌ nuktatun	النُّكْتَةُ an-nuktatu	نُكْتَةُ nuktatu
Accusative	نُكْتَةً nuktatan	النُّكْتَةَ an-nuktata	نُكْتَةَ nuktata
Genitive	نُكْتَةٍ nuktatin	النُّكْتَةِ an-nuktati	نُكْتَةِ nuktati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكْتَتَيْن nuktatayn	النُّكْتَتَيْن an-nuktatayn	نُكْتَتَيْ nuktatay
Nominative	نُكْتَتَانِ nuktatāni	النُّكْتَتَانِ an-nuktatāni	نُكْتَتَا nuktatā
Accusative	نُكْتَتَيْنِ nuktatayni	النُّكْتَتَيْنِ an-nuktatayni	نُكْتَتَيْ nuktatay
Genitive	نُكْتَتَيْنِ nuktatayni	النُّكْتَتَيْنِ an-nuktatayni	نُكْتَتَيْ nuktatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نُكُتَات‎; نُكَت‎; نِكَات nukutāt‎; nukat‎; nikāt	النُّكُتَات‎; النُّكَت‎; النِّكَات an-nukutāt‎; an-nukat‎; an-nikāt	نُكُتَات‎; نُكَت‎; نِكَات nukutāt‎; nukat‎; nikāt
Nominative	نُكُتَاتٌ‎; نُكَتٌ‎; نِكَاتٌ nukutātun‎; nukatun‎; nikātun	النُّكُتَاتُ‎; النُّكَتُ‎; النِّكَاتُ an-nukutātu‎; an-nukatu‎; an-nikātu	نُكُتَاتُ‎; نُكَتُ‎; نِكَاتُ nukutātu‎; nukatu‎; nikātu
Accusative	نُكُتَاتٍ‎; نُكَتًا‎; نِكَاتٍ nukutātin‎; nukatan‎; nikātin	النُّكُتَاتِ‎; النُّكَتَ‎; النِّكَاتِ an-nukutāti‎; an-nukata‎; an-nikāti	نُكُتَاتِ‎; نُكَتَ‎; نِكَاتِ nukutāti‎; nukata‎; nikāti
Genitive	نُكُتَاتٍ‎; نُكَتٍ‎; نِكَاتٍ nukutātin‎; nukatin‎; nikātin	النُّكُتَاتِ‎; النُّكَتِ‎; النِّكَاتِ an-nukutāti‎; an-nukati‎; an-nikāti	نُكُتَاتِ‎; نُكَتِ‎; نِكَاتِ nukutāti‎; nukati‎; nikāti

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: نكتة (nikta)
Moroccan Arabic: نكتة (nukta)
→ Persian: نُکْتِه (nokte, “point”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “نكتة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

Gulf Arabic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪk.tə/

Noun

نِكْتَة • (nikta) f (plural نكت (nikat))

joke, jest
سِمَعْت آخِر نِكْتة ― Did you hear the latest (newest/most recent) joke?
(figuratively) funny, hilarious
امبيه هالولد صج نكتة ― Oh my God, this boy is seriously funny!

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ن ك ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نُكْتَة (nukta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnuk.ta/, [ˈnʊk.ta]

Noun

نكتة • (nukta) f (plural نُكَت (nukat) or نكات (nukāt) or نُكْتات (nuktāt))

joke
سِمِعْت آخِر نُكْتة؟
simiʿt āḵir nukta?
Did you hear the latest joke?
(figuratively) funny, hilarious
ياخي إنت من جد نكتة
yāḵi inta min jidd nukta
Man!, you are seriously funny!

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ن ك ت
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نُكْتَة (nukta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nuk.ta/

Noun

نكتة • (nukta) f (plural نكت (nukat) or نكاتي (nkāti) or نكتات (nuktāt), diminutive نكيتة (nkīta))

joke
سمعت آخر نكتة على ناس الدار البيضا؟
smaʕti ʔāḵir nukta ʕla nās ed-dār el-bīḍa
Did you hear the lastest joke about the people from Casablanca?

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